Never Resting on Their Laurels — 2012 California Distinguished School Laurel Elementary School had yet another reason to smile, Wednesday, February 27, at CUSD’s Club of Champions assembly, which honored students for their perfect scores on the CST test. (Sentinel File Photo)

Students enter CUSD’s Club of Champions at Recognition Assembly

More than 280 Compton Unified School District (CUSD) elementary and secondary school students received honorary medals for achieving perfect scores on last year’s California Standardized Test (CST), Wednesday, February 27.

As part of the District’s Club of Champions CST Recognition Assembly in Compton High School’s auditorium, 601 S. Acacia St., from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., students, grades 3 thru 12, representing 31 schools were recognized for their high scores in subjects including:English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, and History/Social Science.Event sponsors included Piara Pizza, TAJ Office Supplies, United Rangers of America and Kroger.

Superintendent Darin Brawley praised the District’s high achievers for a job well done.“Everything we do would not be possible without our primary stakeholders, and they are the students.I want to congratulate them on an awesome accomplishment; a perfect score on the CST.We also have some students that have done it several times, which is something they and their parents should all be very proud of.”

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